Every morning on the back of Stella, her donkey, she goes to the countryside to look after sheep, pigs and dogs. At the time of the coronavirus, Marco Dessì, 81 years of Meana Sardo, a village in the interior of Sardinia populated mainly by the elderly, has always lived his life but with extra precautions: the mask to protect and protect himself and self-certification in his pocket for go to work. This morning Lorella Cappai, one of her countrymen, photographed him and the image of the shepherd with mask on the back of the donkey immediately went viral on social media.
"In the countryside I almost never meet anyone, but I happen to see a villager and stop to talk, and so - tells the 81-year-old to ANSA - for many days I have been wearing the mask that my niece nurse gave me. I follow every day the news and I know that this is a dangerous virus especially for us elderly people and it is important to stay at a distance and use a mask. I am 81 years old and I have always been healthy like a fish, but this time we have to be careful, I am in such a situation 'I had never known. " In the town of Mandrolisai, a centennial territory famous for being one of the five Blue Zones in the world, Marco lives with his brother and is known by everyone as a good and hardworking person, with a great sense of civic spirit.
"We see him go four times a day to go to the countryside to look after his flock and always on Stella's back - says Lorella Cappai - This morning, while I was going to the pharmacy, I saw him with his mask I photographed him because he seemed to me a ' image with a strong meaning: testifies to an extraordinary civic sense. Even knowing that he might not meet anyone on his way, Marco puts on his mask out of respect for himself and others ".
